My Mute Bride

My Mute Bride Chapter 136

Not long after Victor left, Rachel heard the doorbell ring.

Originally thinking he left something behind, she opened the door, only to see a courier.

“Ms. Rachel Hudson?”

Upon hearing that, Rachel nodded.

“There are two intracity express parcels for you. Please sign here.”

Startled, she signed for the parcels, thereafter receiving a cake and a paper bag.

Right now on the table, there was still half an uneaten cake that Victor had rushed out to buy at noon upon finding out it was her birthday.

So, who bought the cake that the courier delivered?

Setting it aside on the table for now, she pulled a rectangular suede box out of the paper bag.

With a click, she opened it and discovered a silver-colored necklace in the box that glimmered underneath the light

The pendant was in the simple design of a small sun with a hollow center.

Putting down the box, she found a card on top of the cake box that simply read ‘Happy Birthday’ without any signature.

Dumbfounded, she stared at the items until her phone started vibrating.

It was a text message from Julian reading, ‘Did you receive what I sent?’

Immediately, she understood. ‘I did. I was wondering who would remember my birthday.’

‘Don’t forget that you’re a patient of mine. It’s not strange that I would remember your birthday.’

‘Thank you.

‘You’re welcome. Are you free? I just finished work; come down for a walk with me!

Looking at the time, she agreed, ‘Okay.’

At this hour after dinner, the community was lively. All of the houses were lit up, and the sound of children laughing could be heard around the neighborhood as they ran around playing.

set the cake box down on a stone table and opened it. Before she could even offer some to anyone, a group

is so

hand, she lifted a knife and a paper plate, preparing to

her and pulled some candles out of a box to the side. “Today is

to be a little girl in pigtails, immediately said, “Wish Miss Rachel a

the ‘Happy

her

Rachel must blow out the

to Julian that there was

in unison. The delicate chorus of young voices would

“Make a wish.”

There’s no need.

to say it in your heart and not

head to look, she found a little girl who wasn’t even at table height yet looking up at

wish.

thank you!” their parents instructed, standing

raced off, dabbing icing on each other’s faces. Just like that, the strangers

finally smiled for the first time in

continued, “The most important thing right now is to take care of your body and your mood. You don’t

I might as well pretend it never existed for now. At that

the topic and told her, “Go on upstairs, then. It’s been getting colder lately, so make sure to keep

she turned and headed toward

her apartment and

was propped open by a large hand from

Justin glowering at her, his darkened face made all the more grotesque by the centipede-like scar

out on

sideways into the house and shut

been getting along fine

steps back. Why

he pulled

suppose you wouldn’t want me to

by step he approached her, forcing her back inch

Rachel had no idea

caught hold of her arm and pulled, she staggered after him and was dragged all the

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